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Topics of the day:
1. The Use of Patterns in Social Dancing
2. dreaded partners (3)
3. Tango Workshop at Duvall's Farm
4. TANGO NOTES
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:33:13 +0200
From: Natarajan Balasundara <rajan @EMC.COM>
Subject: Re: The Use of Patterns in Social Dancing
Stephen P Brown wrote:
> He then proceeded to show me how to change direction
> at any point in the pattern he was teaching. Imagine my surprise.
An additional thing may be that it is easier to change direction at
any moment if one comes to a 'point'. i.e., all four legs are more
less in the same place(partner could be front or to any side) this
will enable a quick change in direction and also keep the 'pattern'
the same(sort of folding in the pattern before changing direction
and unfurling after the change in direction, if there is space ;-)
rajan.
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:24:11 EDT
From: Mary Jane Finley <MJWRITER @AOL.COM>
Subject: dreaded partners
Rico wrote: I hope some of you ladies will answer my jokes in like kind, and
please be humourous it is an easy way to help people think about what they
are doing.
I think anyone who is studying tango is wonderful and should be praised for
their effort. Rico
Rico, you asked for it -- what kind of male partners do we females dread?
The hand cruncher is definitely one, the guy who uses a deadly grip to force
us around the floor, ouch! The arm pumper is another, swinging and swaying
and sending both of us off balance. Then there is the skyscraper, they guy
who holds your arm so high you lose all circulation by the end of the dance.
How about the trickster, the guy who has to try out every new goncho and giro
and leg-tangling step, the one who seems to have forgotten that we are
dancing, not performing. Then there is the groper, running his hand up and
down your back while he presses his chest to yours or sticks his thigh
between your legs. We dread the dipsters, the guys who want to swoop about
in all sorts of ghastly poses and throw us over backwards on the final note.
The marksters are harmless but boring, stepping every step exactly to the
beat, never varying, never interpreting the music -- just! stick! to! that!
beat! The bobbers are harmless too but take all the elegance out of the
dance as they bob-bob-bob along. Meanwhile the I-can-go-faster-than-you-can
guys rush away all of the emotion. Every once in a while a stomper appears;
where did he get the idea that a loud whack on the floor makes the dance
better? But the partner I dread the most is the looker, the guy who is
watching everyone else in the room, the one who is checking out that new
woman in the red dress, the one who is watching his old girlfriend, the one
who has forgotten that I am the woman in his arms for this dance . . .
The partner I enjoy the most is the one who really hears the music, the one
who focuses only on me and makes every move count, the one who dances with
elegance and emotion, even if he knows only a few basic steps. Oh how lovely
it is to dance with such a man and how I appreciate him for sharing the dance
with me.
Mary Jane
Seattle and Phoenix
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:08:50 EDT
From: Daniela Arcuri <DATango @AOL.COM>
Subject: Tango Workshop at Duvall's Farm
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:53:36 -0500
From: Stephen P Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Re: dreaded partners
How about partners that need to bathe?? ;-)
--Steve de Tejas
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:11:31 -0700
From: Carlos Lima <amilsolrac @YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: dreaded partners
Also spracht Steve de Tejas
<
How about partners that need to bathe?? ;-)
>
Estimado de Tejas, I do not know what thou speakest of. There is no such thing as a lady who needs
to bathe!! ;-)
PS - Am I using the right emotion?
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:18:46 +0000
From: Izabella Chaves <izabella-chaves @HOWARD-DE-WALDEN.CO.UK>
Subject: TANGO NOTES
Dear All,
Friends of mine, a well-travelled, I hasten to add, couple, have
recently returned from their visit to the States=2E They stayed in
Indianapolis enjoying good weather, pleasant surroundings and,
above all, politeness of the locals=2E Unfortunately, they did not dance
any tango simply because Tango has not reached Indianapolis, yet!
They spent the last two days of their journey in New York where
they danced at two different venues - Saturday left them with a
bruised rib-cage and a swollen foot inflicted by some inconsiderate
tango dancing 'wrestler'(?) and, needless to say, something of bad
taste in their mouth=2E However, undeterred, they went to a different
venue on Sunday and=2E=2E=2E their low-ebb feelings were restored in an
instant by a fantastic hospitality of tangueros present there - they
were ex-pats from Argentina=2E My friends found them totally unselfish
and well-mannered in every way - eager to dance with strangers,
considerate about the floor space and safety for other dancers=2E
They left New York on the wings of few favourite Tango tunes=2E
And here is my point:- why cannot we all be like this? I have been
following various polemics edited on the List pages for a good while
now, albeit silently=2E Every so often a kind of verbal skirmish erupts
and emotional disgruntlement spills out with a good dose of
rudeness, disparaging comments and, sadly, occasional vulgar
words=2E
I know, life is fast and a lot faster in large and very busy cities such
as N=2EY=2E or London (oh, yes, all is not rosy here in London, we do
have a fair number of ill-mannered in every way tango 'wrestlers'
too), but as far as tango venues go, it is the various hosts who, I
think, should/could make certain that bad behaviour will not be
tolerated=2E
With best wishes,
Izabella
London, England
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